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<h1>0. PREFACE</h1>

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<h2>0.1 Credits</h2>

<p>This manual includes contributions from many members of the Jakarta Project
developer community.  The following authors have provided significant content:
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<li>Craig R. McClanahan
    (<a href="mailto:Craig.McClanahan@sun.com">Craig.McClanahan@sun.com</a>)
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<p>The information presented is divided into the following sections:
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<li><a href="introduction.html"><b>Introduction</b></a> -
    Briefly describes the information covered here, with
    links and references to other sources of information.
<li><a href="installation.html"><b>Installation</b></a> -
    Covers acquiring and installing the required software
    components to use Tomcat for web application development.
<li><a href="deployment.html"><b>Deployment Organization</b></a> -
    Discusses the standard directory layout for a web application
    (defined in the Servlet API Specification), the Web Application
    Deployment Descriptor, and options for integration with Tomcat
    in your development environment.
<li><a href="source.html"><b>Source Organization</b></a> -
    Describes a useful approach to organizing the source code
    directories for your project, and introduces the
    <code>build.xml</code> used by Ant to manage compilation.
<li><a href="processes.html"><b>Development Processes</b></a> -
    Provides brief descriptions of typical development processes
    utilizing the recommended deployment and source organizations.
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<h2>0.3 Sample Application</h2>

<p>The <a href="sample" target="_new">sample</a> directory contains a
complete, but very simple, "Hello, World" application built according
to the principles described in this manual.  You can use this application
to practice using the described techniques.


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